LAYING DOWN A LAWN

Horowhenua Chronicle, 28 November 1916, Page 4

LAYING DOWN A LAWN

When it is desired to l\;rm a la.vu 'he ground should be trenched a* directed for the vegetable garden tnj time during the autumn. ■ If the i«iot "vi be prepared in March, a aay be gained by sowing the .jrist seed during that month; the surfic* must be thoroughly pulverise*'' ..n<i troddou down firmly. The following is a good mixture, ii procurable.— Crested Dog-tail. 21 Ere; Kep*'!ca tenui folia, 41bs; Featuca duruseula, 211)9 Loliuni tenuifolia perenne, 20lbs White clover ,21bs; Trifolium minor 81bs; Poa Nemoralis and SempervKwi: libs of each. This mixture will uf tice tor halt an acre, and will form t very good lawn, and if kept cut <;los. answers most sods. fcjpecial mixt'i >v for laying down lawns may »lso be aac from any seedsman. Some of oui native poas and other grasses wo jl< answer admirably tor lawn purposes it tliG ground is oi a retentive natjre sowing the seeds should do deferred t-il August. Commence to cut as sooi »s tho machine will act. Some areer the scythe for_ the first time ul •it'..ng. Roll previous to mowing His wiii save the knives ol the moivai REQUIRED TO SOW A\ ACRE. uarley, 2* to ZJ bushels; beans, 3 t< '2J bushels; buckwheat, or hiank, lj ouahels; cabbago (drumhead), to trans plant, 1 lb; canary, 3 pkgs; o*jrot ii drills. 8 to 12 lbs; clover, 1, m 17 lbs furze or gorse, for feed, 20 to 24 bs do. for single-line fencing, to bow on< mile, Jto 4 lbs; kohl rabi (turnip rooted cabbage), to transplant, 1 lb Jo., drilled, 4 lbs, linsesd, for fiax, 2< uiisheld; linseed, for seed, 1J bushaia lucerne, broadcast, 20 lbs; do., drilled lbs; mustard, whito, 1 pkt; mangol; Aurtzcl, 5 lbs; oats, 3 to 4 busk elf parsnip, 10 lbs; rape or cold, 1 pit "ye, 2i to 3 bushels; ryo grais u Iriiiod, one-fourth lees), 8 to Si Vu ela, BHinfoin, giant, 5 bushels; tare# srscter, 2J bushels; do., spring, 2 t< bushels; trifoliau; inoarnatom, Jj lb:;, turnip, 2 u> * lbs; turnip »tnbble < lbs; wb.'at- SI to 2J fcushel»